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 | Ear Ear
Posted on 28th November 2006 by rtwtips |
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| If you are staying in dorms, earplugs are an essential item. Not only will they give you a better night's sleep, but they will also might help you avoid being arrested for assault when you batter the chap in the bunk below you senseless with your pillow for his four hour-long Nasal Symphony. |
| Candid About Cameras
Posted on 28th November 2006 by rtwtips |
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| Unless you are absolutely serious about photography, bring a cheap, small and simple digital camera that costs a maximum of £150 - the reason being, most backpacker policies only insure individual items up to this value. If you are to invest in anything, make it a reasonably-sized memory card. |
| Treasure Your Photos: Backup, Backup, Backup
Posted on 28th November 2006 by rtwtips |
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| The worst thing about having your camera stolen is losing all those memories - so safeguard against it. At sensible intervals (say, once per country), get your photos burnt to CD - and here's the important thing - make two copies. Send one home by airmail, and get confirmation from someone at home that it has arrived safely. If it does, you can discard the second copy. If the CD doesn't reach home, get another copy taken of it and send it again, once again keeping your "insurance" copy safe until you've received word it has reached home safely. Don't solely rely on storing your photos in your possession. |
| Surface Mail is Your Friend
Posted on 28th November 2006 by rtwtips |
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| So you've spent two months in Thailand, and have a vast collection of Buddhas weighing down your pack to prove it? Instead of carting around your goods, send them home by Surface Mail - and anything else you don't need any more at the same time, e.g. your guidebook. It might take months to arrive, but it's far cheaper than Airmail for heavy packages. |
| Early Morning Starts
Posted on 28th November 2006 by rtwtips |
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| So you're leaving your dorm at 4am to get your flight? Be really kind to your dormmates: have everything ready the night before in order to minimise the noise - aka the "rustle factor" - in the morning. Bag packed. Washkit, towel and clothes out ready. Thanks. You're a star. |
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